According to a study, one in five carers is at risk of poverty. This is the conclusion reached by the German Institute for Economic Research Berlin (DIW) after evaluating the data from the socio-economic panel. In the case of caregiving women, around one in four is at risk of poverty (24 percent), according to the DIW in its study, which was presented in Berlin on Tuesday. As a result, people who care for their father, mother, spouse or other relatives are significantly more likely to be at risk of poverty than German citizens on average. The risk of poverty here is 16 percent. Caring households are also more likely to be recipients of state social benefits.
Nursing – Poverty threatens many caring relatives – Economy
